Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages

ISBN: 9781403969736

出版社: Palgrave Macmillan

出版年: 2005-11-19

页数: 250

定价: USD 110.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist literature with postmodern implications and huge commercial success. These essays examine that paradox and its significance in understanding the intersection between traditionalist and counter-culture criticisms of the modern. The approach helps to explain the popularity of his works, the way in which they continue to be brought into dialogue with twenty-first century issues, and their contested literary significance in the academy.